the native idiom

me: hey, i ask you a question
the expression “go fly kite”
i used to think it was a malaysian thing
but this one time.. i saw it on tv here
how ah?

bro: i dunno
i mean i know ppl here use it also lah

me: o really kah?
doesnt sound like an american kind of expression

bro: maybe its english
as in england english

me: i have to do some resarch. i was just surprised to hear it

bro: oic……brb….toilet

me:http://www.englishdaily626.com/idioms.php?010#Go%20fly%20a%20kite
it says, according to that source, that it’s a “chiefly north american idiom”
now i’m REALLY confused

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Upon further googling, I found inconclusive evidence from the American Heritage Dictionary of Idioms that “go fly a kite” is an american expression.

I think the “go fly kite” expression used by Malaysians, without the indefinite article, is more emphatic and thus more satisfying to use.